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Forensic Audits (Stream 4)

This work-stream will require the services of professionals to provide expert advice on forensic audit covering the following activities:

  • Forensic accounting;
  • Establishment of effective continuous auditing for fraud detection;
  • Fraud and allegation investigations;
  • Attestation of testimony in the courts;
  • Business evaluations of damages;
  • Anti-Fraud Programs - Fraud Awareness and Prevention Processes;
  • Administrative inquiries;
  • Evolving fraud related accounting/legal standards; and
  • Computer skills related to the various requirements of forensic requirements.

Minimum Mandatory Qualifications and Experience for the Resource Categories:

The following are the minimum mandatory requirements that must be met by the Contractor's personnel identified under each applicable resource category for work to be performed under this work-stream. User departments cannot reduce these minimum requirements but, if necessary, user departments may increase these requirements at the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage:

Partner/Managing Director

Education/Professional Qualifications:

  • Professional Designation in any one of the following: CA, or CMA, or CGA, or CIA;

Experience:

  • Must have completed a minimum of four (4) forensic audit projects, each valued at more than $50,000, in the past four (4) years, AND must have a minimum of five (5) cumulative years of experience in forensic audit in the past ten (10) years.

Project Manager/Leader

Education/Professional Qualifications:

  • Professional Designation in any one of the following: CA, or CMA, or CGA, or CIA; OR
  • A CFE accompanied by a degree/diploma from a recognized university or college which is relevant to the work-stream; OR
  • A police studies diploma including RCMP College and 20 years experience with a police service.

Experience:

  • Must have completed a minimum of three (3) forensic audit/investigation projects, each valued at more than $50,000, in the past four (4) years, AND must have a minimum of five (5) cumulative years of experience in forensic audit /investigation in the past ten (10) years.

Senior Auditor

Education/Professional Qualifications:

  • Professional designation in any one of the following: CA, or CMA, or CGA; or CIA; OR
  • A CFE accompanied by a degree/diploma from a recognized university or college which is relevant to the work-stream; OR
  • A police studies diploma including RCMP College and 15 years experience with a police service.

Experience:

  • Must have participated in a minimum of two (2) forensic audit /investigation projects, each valued at more than  $50,000, in the past four (4) years, AND must have a minimum of three (3) cumulative years of experience in forensic audit /investigation in the past ten (10) years.

Auditor

Educational/Professional Qualification:

  • Professional Designation in any one of the following: CA, or CMA, or CGA, or CFE; OR
  • a Police studies diploma including RCMP College and 10 years experience with a police service.

Experience: 

  • Must have participated in a minimum of one (1) forensic audit /investigation project, valued at more than  $50,000, in the past four (4) years, and must have a minimum of one (1) cumulative year of experience in forensic audit /investigation in the past ten (10) years.

Junior Auditor

Education/Professional Qualifications:

  • Must be in the process of obtaining a degree/diploma  from a recognized university or college which is relevant to the work-stream, or in the process of completing an apprentice program relevant to the work-stream; OR
  • Must have a police studies diploma including RCMP College and 5 years experience with a police service.

Administrative Support Clerk

  • Provides general administrative support under the direction of the forensic audit professionals.  This category falls under the Audit Support Specialist category described in this Statement of Work.